Congressional hearing: Committee to take up Klamath dam debate

A year and a half after congressional legislation was introduce to give the green light to Klamath dam removal, the issue will have its first congressional hearing by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources in June.

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UnDam the Klamath

Best 2012 article on Klamath River Issues

Photo: Erica Terence

Klamblog's Felice Pace, who writes extensively on Klamath River issues, gives a shout out to an essay by Erica Terence who eloquently makes the case for removing the Klamath River dams.

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PacifiCorp Gets Permission to Kill Coho

Klamblog reports on a permit issued by the National Marine Fisheries Service that will allow PacifiCorp’s Klamath River Dams to continue killing Coho Salmon with impunity in exchange for money. The permit will remain in effect until PacifiCorp’s Klamath River dams come down – subject to another agency review in ten years.

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No decision coming on Klamath dams removal

In a blow to dam removal advocates, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has postponed any decision regarding the removal of the Klamath dams.

With no authorization from Congress, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Monday that he won't be able to meet next month's deadline for deciding whether to remove four dams on the Klamath River in Oregon and California to help salmon and set up an agreement for sharing water between fish and farms.

Salazar said in a statement that work will continue on scientific studies, as will efforts to get authorization through Congress.

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Dam Politics

Tom at the Trout Underground has penned a must read on Siskyou County politics and the Klamath Dam removal.

While Siskiyou County ranks pretty far down the list of California counties in terms of economic output, its comedic potential remains unchallenged.

For some time, I’ve been trying to write a comprehensive piece about river access, dam removal and salmon recovery in Siskiyou County — and the vicious, detached-from-reality politics surrounding them — but it’s like trying to drink from a fire hose pumping “crazy” instead of water.

Instead, I decided to feed the Undergrounders the crazy in bite-sized chunks, starting with today’s post, which amounts to a singular appetizer: A Bold, Constitutionally Based Declaration From An Angry Voter That Just Happens To Be Wholly Wrong.

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Now the comedy duo of Siskyou County Supervisors Jim Cook and Michael Kobseff are headed to Washington DC to talk to members of Congress about the Klamath dam removal plan.